South Patrick Community Park
Park
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in South Patrick Shores
South Patrick Shores has 11 acres of parks, 1.5 for every 1,000 residents
1.8 miles of mapped trail cross South Patrick Shores, 1.2 per square mile of land. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: South Patrick Community Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #345 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is South Patrick Shores?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does South Patrick Shores have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Patrick Shores is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #345 of 638 in Florida. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of South Patrick Shores’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 46%
Water is more than half of South Patrick Shores’ area (2 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is South Patrick Community Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1 conserved acres
under 1% of South Patrick Shores’ land. Water is left out: South Patrick Shores has 1.5 square miles of land and 1.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages South Patrick Shores’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seagull Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in South Patrick Shores
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in South Patrick Shores
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in South Patrick Shores
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in South Patrick Shores
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
7Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in South Patrick Shores: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 77 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 7.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in South Patrick Shores →
Next door
South Patrick Shores and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Patrick Shores | under 1% | 1.2 | 1 | 92% | B− |
| Satellite Beach | 9% | 2.0 | 15 | 98% | A |
| Patrick AFB | under 1% | 3.2 | 4 | 53% | C+ |
| Merritt Island | 11% | 0.8 | 39 | 62% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Patrick Shores
Where can I hike in South Patrick Shores?
The longest trail networks: South Patrick Community Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of South Patrick Shores is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a Florida town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on South Patrick Shores’ trails?
South Patrick Community Park and Sea Gull Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near South Patrick Shores?
3,626 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Patrick Shores or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Patrick Shores have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #345 of 638 in Florida. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from South Patrick Shores neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →